A sermon preached at the election of the Governor, at Boston in New-England, May…A sermon preach'd at the election of the Governour, at Boston in New-England, May…

Thus Rulers over men must be just, 1. In their personal Conversation, else that may be applied to them in Rom. 2.1, 3. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that condemnest, for in that thou condemnest another thou condemnest thy self, for thou that condemnest dost the same things; and thinkest thou this, O man, that condemnest them which ⟨p. 8⟩do such things, and dost the same things, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 2. In their administration of Justice and Judgment towards all men impartially, and promised, Psal. 72.2. Then shall he judge thy People in righteousness, and thy Poor with equity. This God required, Exod. 18.21. Moreover, provide thou among all the People, men of courage, fearing God, men dealing truly, hating covetousness, &c. And Job practised, Job. 29.14. and Samuel pleaded, when the People would alter the frame of Civil Government, ¹1 Sam. 12.3. Behold, here I am, bear record of me, before the Lord and before his Anointed; whose Ox have I taken? or whose Ass have I taken? or of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith, &c. to the 6th vers. Wherein he showed, 1. His Integrity, in that he adjured them before the Lord. 2. His Modesty, 1, In that he speaks only negatively, that he had done them no wrong, though he could have spoken positively of much good they had received by his Government. 2, In that he mentioned the lesser things, Oxen, and Asses, implying, that much less had he wronged them in greater things.

Thus Rulers over men must be just, 1. In their personal Conversation, else that may be applyed to them in Rom. 2.1, 3. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that condemnest, for in that thou condemnest another thou condemnest thy self, for thou that condemnest dost the same things; and thinkest thou this, O man, that condemnest them which